WAMPSVILLE>> Madison County Highway Department is in the final planning and approval stages of a bridge replacement on North Court Street in Wampsville. The county is waiting for approval from CSX, which owns the tracks below the bridge.

Deputy Highway Superintendent Brad Newman said that, pending approval from the railroad company, the Highway Department hopes to begin construction at the end of August and complete the project around the end of November.

The project is a full replacement of the current bridge, which was built in 1962 and is beginning to show signs of section loss and other structural detrioration. The county has signs up now indorming drivers that the bridge may close next month.

Two other bridges on the same railroad line have been replaced in past years, this is a continuation of that set of projects.

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Newman said that the project comes with a $1.2 million price tag that is mostly tax-funded.

Should the project not obtain approval, Newman said the county would be able to keep the bridge safe for traffic for at least one more winter, though it may need a handful of temporary repairs. it won’t last too much longer than that though, he said perhaps a few years at best.

Newman said that he hopes the county will receive approval from CSX shortly.

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